Tape Don’t Lie: Trevor Siemian should not be the Denver Broncos’ Starter

The NFL has a simple plan to nullify Trevor Siemian’s greatest (only?) strength: play a short zone and let the safeties crash down to fill in the gaps.

This exposes defenses to the big play, especially on play action. Take a wild guess as to what’s coming next.

If you’re not seeing it, watch DT at the bottom of the screen.

Got it?

Good. A C- throw to DT is definitely a touchdown. One that would have opened up the Raiders defense considerably had Siemian had any thought to throw it deep.

Instead, he locked on to the lower levels, threw across his body, and effectively took 6 points off the board for the Broncos. These are the plays that put quarterbacks on the street.

So are ones like this:

This could very well be his bum shoulder affecting his accuracy, but if the injury is that bad, Lynch needs to step in. Throws like these to the sideline are what won Siemian the gig, and this is not the only bunny he flat out missed last Sunday.